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q&RIBALDI FUND, for the pereoge of ~AL__ecartrinnd h i s family a permant en income for GENERAL GARI• after htm The Duke of , lITHER t..A.ND, Chairman. ton. SEELY, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman. Boa x'tort• RINNAIRD. M.P. Treasurer. ontributions maybe paid to the bankers, Messrs. Ransom, b " e tie, and Co., 1, Pall Mall East, and communications to ,e,..address,d to the Secretary, Arthur H. Guinness, Esq., at Tuuratr-'-'l3-conrt, Charing-cross. ' 8 fir.s .ue 28th inst st 1t of contributions will appear in the " Times" . , Cesi— , s -court Charing-cross, 29th April, 1864. T' CONTINENTAL UNION GAS COM PANY-it (Limited). nC ° l l l otated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liabil. me £470 , 000, in 20 , 000 Sh are s y of L 2) each, with Power to Increase. Deposit £1 on application, and £4 on Allotment. joh.. DIRECTORS. u Allan, Esq.,`Director of the Oriental Gas Company. Ts„ e nrY Wollmton Blake, Esq., 18. Lo idon- street. Lond on "18 Cubitt. Esq . , Director of the Imperial Gas Company, Joh n • risher, Nag , late of Fisher's and Robinson, Watling ,px.pet, London. "am White, Esq., Dirctor of the European Gas Com- (With power to add to their number.) 3d essrs. Mast erman, Peters, NKBAERS. Mildred, and Co., 35, Nicholas. lane, Lombard-street. J 08 AUDITORS. e ph 1101 - and Esq., Depaty Chairman of the City of Lon g2I2PGS Company. "lc L. Backler,Eaq Secretary to the European Gal Corn- Pany. Zee SOLICTORS. srs. riughes, Masterman, and - .Hughes, 17, Bucklersbury. Zhu.. BRciftER.S. Rill, Fawcett, r..nd Hill, 29, Threadneedle-street. phis PROSPECTUS. the C ompany has been formed for the purpose of carrying business of Gas Work s now in full of operation, with tr-'ranee as Privileges, in the following cities and. towns of oa nce and 1 t viz. :—Strasburg, Cette, Nismes, Vienna, kOdn n ' e * Beaucaire Rueil, Albi, Milan, Genoa, Parma, 60 c .ii,.a. and Alessandria and which now belong o the ‘c " Union des Gaz " The Company will also have the t u a ,, e r cf extending the existing works, and of adopting such r a te r concessions as may be considered suf fi ciently remune d„.7.e, either alone or in connection with the Societe "Union o bl_ke concessions thus brought under one management were 4a .nned at different perir sterlinds by the Societe union des and nearly a million g has been expended in securing the concessions and in the constructi n and im provement of the several works, plant, mains, service pipes, Dart ha cg' the last thme years the management has been in _ _ . ?Ids of the pro tation d'lJ a Pitgate Company, calledSociete d'Ex- And the r ;Ines Gaz," under a 23 years' working lease, esAtlt has been as follows : v.s re fens for year ending 30th June, 186' .C142,803 If 80th June, 1F62 157 , 1;40 the'l If 30th June, 1863 172,860 inprovement thus indicated is steadily progreseiing. 4-tne the bus capab i iness lities hav oting the thus werks been fully e and the pr. stablished by the fitable char, cter ~. proposed of a company with limited resourc. s, it is now fro Posed to raise sufficient capita for the repayment of all o utstanding loans. amounting to £141,500, and for the further sevelopment of the property, to meet the constantly in .reasing demand for gas in the above-mentioned cities and ` l433 vns, Continental Union Gis Company (Limited) have, ,therefore entered entered into agreements for ihe purchase of 811 1- 7, rights, privileges, and property of the " Societe d'Exploi for 2,500 paid-up shares of this Company; and by a tYment of £50,000 in cash this Company will become entitled 1,, 447 , 0 00 in shares of the "Union des Gaz," to all profits v .ri the 30th June last, the benefit of all outlay for improve -71..7cts and extensions during the last years, and wl , l obtain suirender of the interests and secure the co-operation of litioarties concerned. I,ne " 6ociete d'Exploitation" thus becomes extinct. v v ,.7,_ 11110 -9; the period of the contract, the whole profits of the v ., "'Ks wi 1 belong to thi. Company, after prr viding for the ent of a rental to the " Union des Gaz," commencing at 4/ 17 0 per annum, and rising in nine years to a maximum ef ! " , t o a ; and also for the redemption of "Obligations Mounting with interest to £27,450 per annum, by annual on snrf ever 20 years. All charges of this descrip on have hitherto been paid out of profits, leaving a large In a Plus. At the expiration of the 23 years' contract , under t he terms v i(l, the L r agreement, the Continental Union Gas Co m p an y of - t Le C , ) will become joint owners to the extent of o ne-half to he entire property represented by the several Concess ions p a i l Gas Won, s of the "Union des Gaz,"wiii lik ewise be re- Itted the amount of all outlay for improvement s, extensions, to new works, and will be entitled thenceforth to not less oue moiety of the profits, free ft om all liabilities and ."Terential charges. 4317: complete inspection of the several works has been made che part of tills Company by a thoroughly practical gas 4.gineer, who has re orted most favourably of the pt ospects the undertaking. 13 It i v tha t well known to persons conversant with Gas Works the consumption ot gas is continually increasing, and u e ere ;o a i l t in this case, exclusive privileges have_be e en obtalg i t 0 ainTereols:heisclitisetpalgetaoterrsatio. Th embraced con iceBB4)cs. coupled with the experience of the past working. ~ re 'uCh as to secure 2o the shareholders immediate and steadily increasing dividends. large numb-r of the shares are already subscribed. Pro itectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained of mgrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, the Brokers of the Company ; or at the Temorary Offices of the Company. The amount r . 41 U p on ca cti share applied for mu 4 be paid to the Com ers Bankers previously , to the application. being sent in; -- ‘ 8 "In 'will be returned if no allotment is made to the aPPlicant. Temporary Offices, 29, Threadneedle -street, E.C., April 16, 1864. THE CONTINENTAL UNION GAS COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , t hat NO APPLICA TIONS for SHARES will be reee ved, either from London or elsewhere, after SATURDAY NEXT, the 23d instant. HILL, FAWCETT, and tote'HILL Brokers 20 , Threadneedle-street, April 21,186 i. THE INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). Canital One Million Stirling, ju 40,000 Shares of £25 each. £1 per Share to be paid on Application. and £llOB. per Share on allotment. Calls not exceeding per Share, at intervals of not less than Three Alontho. DIRECTORS. J'oha Downes, Esq. (Messrs. Downes and Scott), Upper Thames-street, Director of the National Provinoial Marine Insurance Company. "George Haines, Esq., Merchant, 36. Lombard. street. John Ingledew, E9q., Cambridge House, Lee Park, Kent. William Knight, E.,q. (Messrs. William Knight and Co.), 83, Lombaid-street. Henry Lalge.rd, Esq., Forest-hill, Kent. George S. Symons, Esq. (Messrs, G. S. Symons and Co.), 20 and 21, St. liunstan's-hill. John E. Tibbs, Esq. (Messrs. J. E. Tibbs and Son), Threadneedle-street, Director of the Staffordshire Roll ing_ Stock Company. dames Lunham, Esq. (Messrs: James Lunham and Co.), 251, High-street, Borough. J abez Voss, Esq. (Messrs. Voss, Meek, and Co.), Billiter _square. Walter Brodie, Esq., 13. Delamere•terrace, Hyde-park, late Member of the dime of Representatives, New Zealand. (Influential nain':,a in Manchester and Liverpool will be immediately added to the Direction.) 33 . ANkERs--•The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 79, Cornhill, E.C. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Bennett and Stark, 4, Furnival's Inn, Holborn. I. t 9l iElts—Messrs. Scrutton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. AuDrrons —Messrs. Cash and Edwards, Public Accountants, 13, Tokenhouse-yard, E.C. °ENERAL AND RESIDENT MANAGER—Mr. Robert Steers. SECRETARY—Mr. George Drew Hodges. Orercrs-29, Nicholas-lane, Lombard .street, E.C. This Company has for its purpose the transaction of the Linnortant and remunerative business of Fire Insurince, end that only, to the exclusion of other branches of busi- Ziess not unusually associated with it, under the same direc tion, and operating on one and the same capital. The Directors are satisfied that the scope for the business of fire insurance presented by this country and its dependencies, is, as a commercial speculation, deserving of paramount attention ; and, the contract being one terminable annually, the profits or loss arising determine in like manner, year by year, and exhibit at once a company's financial position and its resources. While the partial remission of the fire insurance duty tow in the contemplation of Government, and applicable only to the insurance of stock-in-trade, will afford a corn- Paratively limited relief from the onereus oppression, the Directors have resolved to allow upon payment for every Policy, and afterwards at each renewal, an immediate draw back, which, in many instances, will amount to a total ex. Unction of the entire duty of three shillings per cent. To the public at large, and to the greater proportion of the Manufacturing and metcantile community, this arrange- Ment will prove a highly acceptable advantage. The draw back allowed by a few of the older offices by way of per tentage on premiums, at intervals of years, is of im portance only to those who are rated at premiums ranging chiefly from one guinea per cen t. u p wards, and is partici a)ated in only by those who may have premiums to be re mewed at the period of the making of these returns ; whereas by the principle adopted by this Company, the owners of the classes of risk of the more ordinary occurrence, are they who will be the more substantially and at the same times promptly benefited.. Th e concession to be thus made to the public will ter tainly be the means not only of increasing in their respec tive amounts insurances now existing, but of multiplying to a very large extent the number of insurance contracts in this country and its colonial connections. The insurable property in this kingdom alone, including its enormous and increasing importations arising from the wise interchange of tariffs, is believed to approximate to ,000,060,000, whereas £ 1,300,000,000 only is insured ; thug leaving nearly three-fourths of the insurable amount altogether unprotected from loss. It would be difficult to find any class of investments which has yielded such large profits as the shares of well-con ducted fire offices. The shares of the older offices have in creased in value immensely, being, in one case, at a pre taium of about 1,300, and iu another of nearly 2,000 per cent, on the sums ori inally paid up. The increased value Of the shares of offices established within the last 20 years stands at from 80 to 200 per cent. im It is under these circumstances, and cons idering the n e -se field presented for operations to come, that the direc ..ors t _ have taken advantage of so favourable a.n businessopportunity z o offer to the public the benefits of the principle t -0 0 ! adopted by them ; and they have every reason is Which e that by its special feature and the public supper e n that must necessarily invite the undertaking will -7,44 be productive of the best monetary results. en he executive will be entrusted to officers of tried experi c,e in the business of fire insurance, and the directors have tn r e Lat lY matured arrangements for the immediate establish ,Tl” of five hundred agencies. 4 he directors desire to give the most unqualified assur ance to the public that nothing of the nature of frivolous e _ o bjections to a prompt and liberal settlement of claims for ti i e lz m Pensation will ever be entertained or countenanced by Forme c f app li ca tion for shares may be had at the offices et i3e. Company, or of the Brok ers, Bankers, or Solicitors. e event of no a ll o t m ent being made, the deposit will be returned in full. • FORII OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Independent Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Gent:emen,—Having paid to your • the sum of , being a deposit of £1 rer share on shares in th e above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me bq Vaal number ; and I agree (according . to the form prescribed the Articles of ASSO3latioll) to accept such shares, or any 41 ss number you may allot me, to pay £1 les. p r share on allotment, and to execute the Articles of Association when Teinired ; ant I request that my na me ma y be p laced on the gister of Shareholder for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or business Date Post -office orders and bankers' cheques (crossed to the Com pany's bankers, to be made payable to the becretary of the C ompany. "Secretary," or "Backer," as the case may be. N. 22,409 IN what " Happy Land" can 1 see y ou after the "Opera?" 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT DARDEN, my dear fellow! IZINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDv This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pare, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOT EL CARRIAGE -FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First- liberal class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock f to select rom, displayed in ShowrcomS occupying au acre o ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adult -able engravings of every description of Furniture and iseasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costlyhwe following revisedork also contains c omplete estimates for furnishing on t tale A. Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto 394 11 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass carpets, or ding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Ma msby, Rylvern, So m uthapton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Gride, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Statues, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. cider , D Wrexham, and above 500 other p laces in all ',tuts f brit a' u. COl3 BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London. S.E. E MPIRE OF MEXICO, ANGLO.FRENCH SIX PER CENT. LOAN. £7,790,000 representing a nominal amount of £12,365,000. In bonds to bearer of .£1,060. £s' 0, £ 00, £lOO, and £5O each, with others of smaller amounts for the Continental mandst rkets. With half-yearly Coupons attached, payable Ist April a October in London or Paris. ISSUED IN LONDON BY Messrs. GLYN, MILLS, and CO., AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited). IN PARIS BY THE SOCIETE GENERALE DE CREDIT MOBILIER. Decrees of the Emperor Maximilian, dated 10th and 11th April, 864, and conventions entered into with Messrs. G lyn, Mills, and Co., authorise the issue of Bonds nt the Mexican Empire to the extent of ,2,365,000 sterling, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in London or Paris. ' Of this amount £8,000,05 0 bonds will be negotiated on ac count of the Mexican Government, and the remaining £4,365,000 on accou nt of the French Government, by whom these bonds have been accept ed i n payment of expenses in curred in Mexico. The following are the arrangements for the issue to the public of the total amount of £12,365,i 00, at the pri:e of 63 per cent. (with interest from Ist April), payable £5 on application. £3 „ allotment. £lO „ 15th June, 1861. £lO „ 15th August „ £lO „ 15th October „ £lO „ 15th December „ £lO „ 16th February, 1865. 63 per cent. A coupon of 3 per cent., due Ist October, 1864. will be at tached to the scrip, and will be received in part payment of the instalment of 10 per edit, due 16th Oetober ; and sub scribers will have the option of paying the instalments under discount, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, on any of the days fixed for payment of the instalments. The bonds will be expressed in francs, as well as in sterling, so as to admit of their negotiation in Paris and other Conti nental markets. To afford facilities for the negotiation in France, his Excellency, M. Fould, the French Minister b of Finance, has authorised that pubic subscription shall e opened in Pa. is and the principal towns of France. He has also instructed the syndics of the Stock Exchange of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Toulouse, and Bordeaux to admit the scrip and bonds of the loan to the ir daily negotihtions, and to order the dealings therein, both for cash and the ac count, to be quoted on the official lists. Each bond will have attached to it half yearly interest coupons. payable on Ist April and Ist October of each year, in London, in sterling, at the bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., and in Paris, at the fixed exchange of ?sf. 203?. per pound sterlin at the bankers of the Mexi an Government. If the instalr'nents be not paid at the respective due dates, interest at 10 per cent. per annum will be charged until pay ment. Should any instalment not be paid within one Wen der month after its being due, the scrip, and all previous pay ments thereon will be forfeited. Out of the proceeds of the loan a sum equal to the four halt yearly payments of interest thereon falling due Ist 0 tuber, 18i34, Ist April and Ist October,lB6s, and Ist April, 1866, will be retained in the Caisse des Depots et Consignations of the French Government at Paris. The Mixed Financial Com mission nereinafter described will be specially charged with pduty of provioing. out of the f ands so retained, for the ayment in London and Paris of the said four ha f yearly dividends. Also, out of the proc - eds of the loan, and under precisely similar arrangements. funds will be retained for the next four half year y payment of interest on the 3 per cent. Mexi can Bonds held under the decree of October, 185 and on the new 3 per cent. bonds representinc," the cauitalise ' d arrears ot interest thereon, as agreed to by the holders of the existing bonds a. their recent meeting in Lond n. For the liquidation of the loan now to be contracted. a sinking fund, equal to 1 per cent. per annum on the nominal capital of the loan, will be provided from Ist April, 1869. and applied to the purchase in London and Paris, of bonds of the various classes issued to represent the loan. A Mexican Financial Commission will be at once estab lished in Paris, and wi 1 be mpowered to do all official acts necessary for the completion and is sue of ris: the scrip and bonds a rrears ou of the loan and aso for he capitalisation of th arrears of t in .erest on , the old bonds, t and for other finanoia: e purposes. This commission will con ist of Count de Germiny, Senator, Honorary Governor of the Bank of Prance; Mr. W lliam Hope, General Manager of the International Financial So ciety, as Pi °visional English Comm ssion of er and a member to be specially delegated by the Emperor Mexico. The documents relating to the a uthorisation of the lon may be inspected an the offices of N Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymp; a e, Drake, and Ward, solicitors, 46, Parliament -street, Virest minster. In case of any application not receiving an allotment the deposit made on application will be returned in full ; and if a less amount be allotted than is applied for the deposit will be applied towards the further sum payable on allotment, and the surplus balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Appli ations, accompanied Mills, the prescribed deposit, will be received by Messrs. Gly Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street, London, and the i nternational nancial Society tLimited); or by the Sourete Generale de Cre lit 61..bilier, at earls, until Saturday next. the 23d April. Lists will also be opened throu2hout ihe departments of France by all the cor respondents of the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier, and of the Credit Fonder of France. Espagnol. At Turin.. by the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier At Madrid 11 At Amsterdam..de Commerce et d'lndustrie. Forms of application and prospectuses may be had of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard -street, or the In ternational Finanoial Society Limited, ( 51, Old Broad-street. London, April 16, 1861. - FORM OF APPLICATION, No ........ To be retained b the Bankers. E IPIRE OF MEXICO. Anglo-Ftencha Six per al Amount Cent. Loan-17 £12 , , 70 365 , , 10 000. representing Nomin of , To Messrs. Glyn n , Mills, and Co., and the interna tional l Society (Limited). Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills. and Co., the sum of , b e ing the required deposit of 5 p er cent. on I request that you will allot me 1.5 in the above loan , and I hereby agree to accept that amount or any less sum that may be allott , d to me, and to pay the further instalments t h e reon, in accordance with t h e terms of your prospectof 16th April, 1164. Name in full ...................... Adtress in fall ................... Occupation ........................ Date.. ....... .•• .............. 1864. BANKERS' RECEIPT, No. ..... . To be retained by applicant. EMPIRE OF SIEXICO, Anglo-French Six p er Cent. L0an—£7,790,000, representing a Nominal amount of L 12,385,000. 67, Lombard-street, London. April, 1861. Received of the sum of L on account of the above loan, being the deposit of 5 per cent. on an application for £ of the above loan. For Glyn, Mills, and Co., ** The applicant wil l p lease fill up the blanks of this ap• Ilication and the receipt before presenting the payment. ~~Z~~~~ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1864. ?ERSONS SEEKING LANDED ES•A ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER i'IES GENERALLY — To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Wilms, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER , " containin g a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by , sending the particu'.ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chars , ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. MR. W . S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTdRAORDINARY. an BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King Willi a m-street, Charing-Cross , EVERY EVENING , at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls , 3 s. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, la. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. CANTERBURY H A LL. THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST or SHADOWS with novel effects, registered by C. Morton andJ. H. Weston. " The figure of Fan., winged and trumpeted, paselne and repsssing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory. Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. SV. Jester, &a &a In a few thys will be produced, with alterations and im provements in produ2tion, the New Illusion, surpassing any thing yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN ULNA RY ; or, a NItiHT WITH SHAKSPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall will re, app ear. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. T B OXFOR D , R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, will be performed the new and successful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,,W almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &o. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. T o - m orrow Evening, Saturday, iTHE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolal. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the Juvenile, comedienne), &c., &c. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, Is. ; private bcxes, 10s. 6d. R O-YAL ALHAMBRA.- CONTINUED SUCCE C S of the CIRQUE, acknow ledged to be the best produced in England. MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven. OYAL A.LHAMBRA.- lA, EVERY EVENING the celebrated JEAN JACQUES. from the Cirque Napole: it, Paris. EVERY EVENING at Half-past Seven. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Brilliant lIQUESTRIAN SCENE of he Young Ladies, entitled THE RIDE FOR. THE RIBBON . . Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (to hold six), 215.; Reseed Se its, 3s. ; Salls and Balcony. 28. ; Pit and Pro- R rv enade, Is.; Upper Baticony, 6d. Box O ffi ce open from ten to four. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President in Lcoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open Ad mittance, 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During - the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, V. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astees ; Bushman and Wile; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang*, the Siamess Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations,Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One bhilling kior Gentlemen only). T HE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). Inco thep lrorated under the " er Companies' Act, V 62," by which liability oft he shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares. Capital £2,C00,000, in 40,00) shares of £5O each. First issue 20,000 shares. Deposit t per share on applica tion, and £4 on allotment, of which 10,0:,0 shares hive been already subscribed ,r. Subsequent calls not to exceed .£2 10s , and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £1.5 per share; but as the operations of the Company require additmual capi tal, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing shareholders. DIRECTORS. John Barrow, Emk, Normanton Hall, Director Amsterdam Water Works Company. Joseph Bray, Esq , Pyrgo Park, Romford. Ferdinand Jacques, Banker, Berl n. Charles E. Mangles, Esq., Chairman West India Royal Mail Company. George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director Alliance Bank. George Sheward, hag., Leinster-square, Bayswater, Thomas Stenhouse. Esq.. Chairman Diso)unt Corporation, George Barnard Townsend, Esq., Direc.or South Eastern of Portu,al Rai.way Company. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lothbur, London ; Brown's-buildings, Liverpool ; and Kin y g-Areet, Manclwster. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Desborough, Younz, and Desborougb, 6, Sise-lane. Messrs. Swift and Co., 32, Great Georgo-street, Westminster, C RATFORD-ON- AVON TERCENTENARY FESTIVAL. BROKERS. Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton, 2, Austin-friars. SECRETARY (PRO TEM•) Mr. Chester Earles. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 2, Copthall-chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. PRESIDENT. Right Hon. the Earl of CARLISLE, K.G SATURDAY, April 23 1, BANQUET, at 3 p.m. Lord Car lisle it the Chair. Tickets 21s. In the Evening, grand dis play of Fireworks, by Darby. - MONDAY MORNING, April 25th. at Noon, the DIES SIA ff.—Mesdames Parepa, Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Perren, Mr. Banticy ; Mr. T. Harper (Trumpet) Band and Chorus of sio performers. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mel lon. Tickets, ss. Reserved teats, les ed. and 21s. MONDAY EVENING, at Seven, a GRAND CONCERT of MUSIC, associated with the worth from Shakspeye.—Mme. Parepa, Mm e. Milton-Dolby, Mme. Arabella Goddard, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Ferret]. Mr. Sautley. Orchestra of 120 Instruments. Conductor, Mr. Alfred .11ellon. Tickets, 2s 6d. Reserved Seats, ss. and 103 fd. TUESDAY MORNING, April 26, EXCURSION TO CHAIM ECOTE. Tickets Sa. In the Evening, at 7.o'clock. TWELFTH NIiaELT wilt be represented by the Company of the Theatr' Royal, Haymarket. Orsini. Mr. Bowe-Sebas tian, Mr. Weathersby-Antonio, Mr. Braid-Roberto, Mr. Walter Gordon-; ario, Mr. Clar,-Valentine, Mr. Worrel- Sir Toby Belch. Mr. Rogers-Sir Andrew, Mr. Buckatone - Fabian, Mr. W. Farren-Clown, Mr. Compton-Priest, Mr. Culienford-Officers, Mr. Coe and Mr. James - Olivia, Mum H. Lindley -Viola, NW Louisa Angel-Maria, Mrs. E. Fitz william. Atter the Comedy, Mr. Sothern (Lord Dundreary) will ap pear in a new Faroe. Tickets fig.—Reserved Beats, 10a. 6d. and 210. On WEDNESDAY MORNING, April 27, A SHAKE SPEAREAN READING. Tickets, 2s. 6d. —Reserved Seats, 'ss. In the Evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter, Mr. Vining, of the Royal Princess's Theatre, hai kindly undertaken to put two of bhakespeare'S Plays upon the Stage. At 7 o clock will be produced the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. The character 01 Juliet by Mdlle. Stella Collas, supported by Mr. IL Marston. Mr. J. Nelson. Mr. Vining, Mr. D. Fisher, and Mr. Forrester. After which the COMEDY OF EItRORS. The Antipholi by Mr. Vining and Mr. Ne son. The two Drornlos by the brothers Webb, supported by Miss C. Carson. Miss 11. Howard, and Miss E. Barnett. Tickets U.—Reserved Seats, 105. 6d. and 21s. - file Hamlet tickets will be -available for this Evening's Entertainments. On THURSDAY MORNING, April 28, in the Shake spearean Rooms, a CONCERT of Instrumental Music and Glees from Sh kesperean Plays.—Tleke s, 2s. ed.—Reserved Seats. ss. In the Evening at Seven, AS YOU LIKE IT will be represented: Rosalind, Mrs Hermann Vezin (late Mrs, Charles Young)—Celia, Miss Rebecca PowelL—Phoebe, Miss Button—Audry, Miss Charlotte Saunders.—The Duke, Mr. J. Bennett—J agues, Mr.Creswick.—Amiens, Mr.W. 11. Comings. —Orlando, Mr.W.learren—Adam, Mr. Chippendale. —Touch stone, Mr. Compton—Le Beau, Mr. Belfordl—Oliver, Mr. R. Dolman,—Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. 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Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Tickets, Programmes, &c., may be obtained at 2, Exeter Hall, London ; and at the Festival Ticket Office, New-place, Stratford-upon-Avon. - -•- - - - - The Official Programme, published by Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and (lalpin, containing full particulars of all matters connected with the Festival, toge her with a Guide to the Town and Neighbourhood of Stratford-upon-Avon, is now ready. This may be ob aired at the Ticket Office, and from all Booksellers, price is. THE BRITISH AND SOUTH AMERICAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated with limited liability under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £1,000,000, in shares of £2O each. First issue 25,000 .hares. Derosit £1 per share on application; further payment on allotment xl per share. Calls not to exceed £5 per share • No call will be made until after the expiration of three months from the date of allotment, and not less than three months will intervene between each call. DIRECTORS. 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The altarPieCe, to cryst.ll, has now beta kkticle 1. /i 7 PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED.....Sd. Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Festival. STRATFORD•ON -AVON, Tuesday Night, The Festival that is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Shakespere's birthday in the town where ho first drew the breath of life, and also terminated his mortal career, will not commence till Saturday next, and few visitors have as yet arrived in Stratford. Still, the whop aspect of the place clearly indicates the approach of some event that will startle the townsmen from their usual quietude, arid the prepara tions made for the coming festivities are watched with eager curiosity, These are nearly all to take place in a huge pavilion, which is built in tho neighbourhood of the church, and is to serve the various purposes of a theatre, a banqueting hall, and a ball room. For upwards of three weeks hes this huge wooden edifice been in progress, and since it has approached completion sixpence has been regularly charged for the right of inspecting its interior. Its ground plan is a regular dnolecagon, as may be easily seen by a glance at the pointed roof, though the regularity of the figure is somewhat interrupted by the stage; the proscenium com pletely covering one side, and extending to the middle of each of the sides adjoining. During the theatrical per formances the large open area which is immediately in front of the stage will be covered with chairs and form a sort of pit, while for the boxes there are two tiers or galleries, the one on the ground, the other raised to a considerable ele vation above it, all furnished with numbered seats. A raised platform for instrumental musicians stands at the back of the pit, the occupants of which will thus, it seems, he plaead botwceu the stage and the music. When the banquet is held which is to inaugurate the Festival the large area will be occupied by tables as well as by chairs ; and on the occasion of the fancy dress ball, which termi nates the programme, it is said that the raised orchestra will be removed to allow additional space for the dancers. The panels of the boxes, adorned with arabesque designs, are already painted, and the interior of the pavilion pre sents a brilliant appearance, which even while it is yet un enlivened by song, play, or feast will reward the curious investigator for the expenditure of his trifling coin. That an edifice which has been raised at so heavy an expense, and is so magnificent to look upon, will be destroyed when the Festival is over is generally regretted, but that its doom is pronounced there seems no doubt. Thus, the inscrip tion which runs round the top of the walls, and is extracted from the never-to-be-forgotton speech which foretels the ultimate fate of "cloud-capped towers" and "gorgeous palaces," gains new point from its association with the coming dismemberment of the sightly and substantial fabric raised to celebrate a six days' merry-making and then pass away. At the last Shakespearean Festival, which was celebrated in 1830—nearly 31 years Ago, although it was intended to have a grand commemoration every three years—a Pavilion was also erected, the exterior of which, if we may judge from the woodcut inserted in the account of the proceedings published at the time by Mr R. Lapworth, of Stratford, strongly resembled that of the edifice which now commands the admiration of Warwickehire. Probably, however, the resemblance does not extend to the interior, for the Pavilion of 1830 was not employed for theatrical purposes, whereas the present Pavilion is essentially a play house, though it will sometimes be put to non-theatrical uses. During the Festival of 1830 plays were acted at the regular Stratford theatre, then opened by Mr Raymond, with an efficient company, of which Mr Charles Kean was a very young member. The theatre is sti.l standing, but all attempts to secure for it anything like pe manent prosperity stern t o have failed utterly, and it is probably deemed insufficient for the accommodation of the ardent Shakepetians of the present day. The office for the sale of tickets, which is in the High- street may be regarded with tome degree of interest by the antiquarian dilettanti, as it stands near the site of New place, the residence of William Shakspore in his prosperous latter days. Here also sits the committee, headed by the Mayor of Stratford, the indefatigable Mr Flower, in commendation of whose zeal and energy every topple is active. What is called the official programme of the festival is not yet published ; but the announcements placarded against the walls and inserted in the local papers are as follows : " Saturday, April 23—Banquets at 3 p.m., Lord Carlisle in the chair. Tickets, 21s. In the evening grand display of fireworks by Darby. Monday Morning, April 25, at noon, the " Messiah :" Mt:siames Parepa, Sainton-D Aby, Mr Sims Reeves, Mr G. Perron, Mr Santley; Mr Harper (trumpet). Band and chorus of 500 performers, Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon. Tickets, 504. reserved seats, lOs Gd and 21s. "Monday Evening, at 7 o'clock, a Grand Concert of ',lfusfc, associated with the words from Shakspere : Madame Parepa, Madame Sainton. Dolby, Madame Arabella Goddard, Mr Sims Reeves, Mr G. Perron, Mr Santley. Orchestra of 120 instruments. Conductor Mr Alfred Mellon. Tickets, 2s (3d; reserved seats, 5s and lOs 61. "Tuesday mornirg, April 26, Excursion to Char lecotte. Tickets, ss. In the evening, at 7 o'clock, "Twelfth Night'' will be represented by the company of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket—Orsini, Mr Howe ; Sebastian, Mr Weather , by; Antonio, :Mr Braid; Roberto, Mr Walter Gordon; Curio, Mr Clark; Valentine, Mr Worrel ; Sir Toby Belch, Mr Rogers ; Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Mr Buckstono ; Fabian, Mr W. Farren; Clown, Mr Compton; Priest, Mr Cullenford ; Officors, Mr Coo and Mr James ; Olivia, Miss •11. Lindley ; Viola, Miss Louisa Angel ; Maria, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam. "After the comedy Mr Sothern (Lord Dundreary) will appear in a new farce. Tickets, ss; reserved.seats,.loa Gd, and 21s. • "Oa Wednesday morning,' April 27, A Shakspercan R Jtding.' Tickets, 2s Gd each ; reserved seats, ss. In the evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr Fochter, Mr Vining, of the Royal Frinc-ss's Theatre, has kindly undertaken to put two of Shakspere's plays upon the stage. At 7 o'clook will be produced the tragedy of ' Romeo and Juliet.' The character of Juliet by Mademoiselle Stella Collas, supported by Mrs H. Marston, Mr J. Nelson, Mr Vining, Mr D. Fisher, and Mr Forrester. After which the ' Comedy of Errors.' The Antipholi by Mr Vining and Mr Nelson—the two Dromios by the Brothers Webb, sup ported by Miss C. Carson, Miss H. Howard, and Miss E. Barnett. " The Hamlet' tickets will be available for this ever.- ing's entertainments. " On Thursday morning, April 28, in the Shakspercan Rooms, a concert of instrumental music and glees from the plays of Shakspore. Tickets, 2s 6d ; reserved seats, 3s. In the evening, at 7, As You Like It' will be represented —Rosalind, Mrs Vezin (Mr Charles Young) ; Celia, Miss Rebecca Powell ; Phabo, Miss Button ; Audrey, MiBd Charlotte S sunders ; Thtt Duke, Mr J. Bennett , Jaques, Mr Creswick ; Amiens, Mr W, H Cummings; Orlando, Mr W. Farren ; Alam, Mr Chippendale; Touchstone, Mr Compton; Lo Beau, Mr Belford; Oliver, Mt It. Whiten; Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. The play produced under the superintendence of Mr Creswick. Tickets, ss; reserved seats, 10a 6c1., and 21s. I "On Friday evening, April 21, a Grand Fancy Dress Ball. Tickets, by voucher, 21s. " During the festival there will be an exhibition in the Town-hall, of many well-known portraits of Shakspere and eminent actors of his plays." These announcements, I should observe, look more cheerful than they did yesterday, when one of the heading, was followed by the simple and dismal statement that as Mr Fechter had "disappointed" the public, the tragedy of " Hamlet" would not be performed. Hence the names of Mademoiselle Stella Colas and of the Brothers Webb not only awaken a legitimate curiosity, but they fill up an ugly gap, and there is no doubt that the young and graceful representative of Juliet will gain a considerable increase of popularity from the alacrity with which she rushes to the birthplace of Shakapere for the purpose of assisting la per Ale Albion in a very disagreeable perplexity. As for the squabbles that have taken place, first between the com mittee and Mr Phelps, on account of Mr Fechter, and then between the committee and Mr Fechter, on account of goodness knows what, they have now become matter of history. Those who desire to know all about Squabble I. we refer to the extra leaf of the Drury-lane play bills, wherein the whole of the Phelps correspondence is published for the benefit of studious persons who wish to fill up the intervals between the acts of Henry IV. with the delights of epistolary literature. Those wbo desire to know all about Squabble 11, must assist themselves as best they may, and will perhaps distinguish themselves by their pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. As for poor Mr Fechter, there is reason to believe that his recent hurt would have incapacitated him from appearing at Strafford oven if there had been no controversy at all. The exhibition of pictures mentioned at the end of the announcements is likely to prove interesting. Several well known theatrical portraits have been sent to the Town hall, whither. the curious portrait of Shakspero usually shown at the house of his birth, and ascribed by Mr. Helliwell to some painter of the last century, is already transferred. Although the amusements projected by the committee will terminate on Friday, the 29th, it must not be too hastily assumed that on that day the commemoration of the Ter centenary of Shakspore's tirthdey will absolutely cease. The prices set down in the announcements repeated above show that °putout clue have chiefly been consulted, and townsmen of humble means, far from being satisfied with the promised display of fireworks on Saturday, look back with regret to the procession of Shaksperean characters that passed through the streets of Stratford in 182.7 and 1830, and was to be seen for nothing. Placards, uncon nected with the committee, announce a pageant of the sort on the 2d and 3d of May, and it is said that the expenses of this popular spectacle will be entirely defrayed be the middle end lower clzemaii. Now ready, price is., by post is. id., S - - - - HAKSPERE'S WILL, AUTOGRAPHS, and PORTRAIT. photographed from the orivinals, ex pressly for the AUTOGitArHIC MIRROR, Which also contains fao similes of several other interesting documents written by the Poet's patrons and friends. - Office-110, Strand, W.C. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FREE DELIVERY OF BOOKS. 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The recent passages of the Paelflo Company's boats, which in proceeding to their stations in the Pacific, have performed calling . at Madeira, St. Vincent, and Alonte Video, prove the the voyage in 35 to 40 days feasibility of this route. 1 he vast extent of trade with from Liverpool to Valparaiso, the countries with which thi 4 Company proposes to open communication may be seen from Th e e f c o p o w o r i t n s g of s t River Plate, Chili, and Peru B at ri em tis e h nt m : , in 1&53, amounted L 8,291,1 50 in value to .................................... — anufactures to Brazil, C.st:illiveelVeosrte,%ai t s r t a , tec,n wheat,si stlnf employ over. T h we e fo i ou m l p rc o o r ctot s op np f r ,e o r : 2.0,000 tons of shipping annually, From Chili the annual exports of bar copper are about -Regulus 25,000 ~ 11 Copper ore The annual exportation of produce from Chili alone is valued at upwards of ......L4,000,000 sterling. It will thus be seen that a ler (as yet unprovided w ith stea m tar commercial purp oses), for the establishment of a 1 no of screw steamers of power suffi cient to ensure certain t y of quick passages, and of capacity to take large cargoes , affo rdin g at the same time accommoda tion for a yearly incre asin g pa ssenger traffic to Brazil and to the West Coast. s t e amships of 2,2 10 tons and The Company will commence operations with six scre e ' 300 horse-power each (h avin g capacity for 2,000 tons ca r go , Rk days' fuel, and accommoda tion for 50 to 7 0 first and a S imilar number of second-:lasspassengers), leaving L i v er pool and Falmouth once a month, calling at Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Monte Video (takinggoods and passengers for Buenos Ayres), thence proceeding via Straits of Magellan to Valparaiso tad Lima. A rrangeme nts will be made to take cargo to and from Arica, Islay. and other ports on the West Coast. 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All the efforts made to raise this v 34YrntrrLatt .s ' 7 .-, "%r • s rock on which she ran, in completing herbs meiebrd voyage on March 29, have proved insufficient to avert her destruction. There seemed at first to be very fair grounds for anticipating a successful re sult. For the 16 days after her striking the watt- . ther proved singularly propitious. During a period when London was visited by heavy sou.th-western. gales, and while the homeward bound Atlantic ships were delayed to an extent almost unprecedented by easterly gales, there was but one period during which the sea on Daunt'a Rock was sufficient to prevent tug steiemeis and other craft from going alongside the vvrLeked vessel, and that but ot very short duration. The position of the vessel herself was considered on the whole favourable. Amidships she lay on a flattish ridge of tee rock, iI. about 15 fret of water, her fore end after parts bring free a '::t1 in w .r of more than ample depth to float her Toe irjoriss to her bottom, os asc«-rtained by the divers, were very extensive. The middle compart ment was hopelessly broken, the bottom of the fore compartment was ripped for a length of about 35 feet, while the after compartment was almost free from damage. The preparations for lifting hex were apparently made under the impression th a t sufficient buoyancy could be given to the vessel within, and that much external aid was unnecessary. For the discharging of the cargo about 120 labour ers were brought from Liverpool ; a number of powerful tugs were also brought over, partly to carry off the cargo and partly to assist in lifting, and a batch of 'about 50 ship carpenters came to perform the work necessary on board the ship. By the Bth of April it was considered all preparations were sufficiently advanced to make the attempt at lifting. All the cargo, with the exception of about 120 tons of bacon in boxes, had t been got outs Below the 'tween decks a quantity of empty bar rels had been placed, while the deck itself was strengthened by means of planking and shores attached to the upper deck. As the after com partment could be easily freed of water, it was hoped that by keeping empty the space in the fore part the vessel would gain great buoyancy, and that she would, with the further help of two lumps, or decked barges, placed at either tide of the bow, rise suffi ciently to be beached at some safe spot within the harbour. The weight of the vessel's hull and machi nery was estimated at about 2,000 tons. It is scarcely surprising now that the means taken were found is - sufficient. At low water the pumps were set to work. The after compartment was easily kept clear, but there was not quite so much success in the fore part. All efforts failed to prevent a considerable quantity of water from oozing through the lower deck, and. at a somewhat critical period the principal pump employed gave. Still, as the tide rose and the lumps alongside strained upon the ship, she was seen to sway a little, and at last she did 'move upwards an almost imperceptible something. At this moment an. order was given for the tugs to drag her off by the stern. Fortunately, as it subsequently proved, their united power was insufficient to stir the ship an inch. llad they succeeded in pulling her from the rock, there can scarcely be a shadow of doubt that sho would have gone dowri bodily with about 100 per sons on board, tor, is she lifted, and the efforts of the tugs to dreg were going forward, the chain passed under her bottom from the lumps broke with the enormous weight which depended on that one point, and she settled down again into her old position. Oa the next day another slight attempt was made to raise her with the same appliances, but it had be.. come apparent that they were utterly inadequate. It was then determined that the barrels in the fore compartment b ho u 1 d be replaced by caissons of wood, which would fill the space more completely, and that some of the dismantled hulks about the harbour „ should be brought in aid of the pumps. Precious time had, however, been lost. The high spring tide had begun to slacken, and at length the weather broke. On Thursday last, sixteen days after the striking of the ship, it came on to blow strongly from the southward. The high sea during the night lifted awl shook the vessel. Wl,eri she first ran upon the rock she lay as straight on her keel as in a graving dock ; a pendulum on board showed a nearly perfect perpendicular. But after the sea of Thursday night she launched to starboard to the extent of 45 degrees. It gradually became evident that she was bi'gA, and would not last very long, especially if there were any heavy weather. Even at low water the sea was over her starboazd topgallantzail, and at high fiaod the greater part of her hurric ane deck we s covered. Orders which had been given to the local shipbuilding yards for the construction of caissons were countermanded, and the last batch of workmen were cent back to Liver pool on Sunday morning. Some renewed hopes ap pears to have occurred to the parties in charge, as the orders for the caesions were subsequently re newed ; but the weather of yesterday must have effectually dissipated these notions. Throughout yesterday a strong wind from S S.W. prevailed, which towards nightfall refreshened to a gale, and. this morning the sea was very heavy. In the fore noon the ship was observed to be lying nearly on her beam ends, the waves making a complete breach over her, and the foremast evidently going over the side, At noon she suddenly broke in two, between the main and mizenmasts just at the entrance to her principal saloon. The mainmast and all the centre compartments disappeared; for about two or three hours after the foremost was visible; the foremost then went; there was still a visible portion of the port quarter, but about 6 p.m. there was nothing to be seen above water but the upper part of the mizenmast. The sea between Daunt's Rock and the harbour's mouth was covered with drift from the wreck, consisting of parts of her deckhouse, bulwarks, and internal fittings. Captain Kennedy, who remained on board the ship as long as it was posibl- to find It safe spot in her, and subsequently stood 1)~ hFr in a tugboat, this evening came in to Queen town. A New Parasite. The large water-tanks of the hot-houses at the Garden of Plants are at present peopled with a race of oUstinate enemies to plants, which the greatest care and exertion has as yet been unable to extir pate. These enemies are no other than the oscil laria utriculata, a sort of cryptogamons plant of wonderful fecundity, and which was hitherto only known to thrive in hot mineral waters ; it seems, however, that it grows and multiplies admirably in any water of a sufficient temperature. Its shape is somewhat like that of a small mushroom with its stalk turned upwards. Examining it with attention we perceive round its centre a circle of a light green. hue, which renders it distinguishable from the From generalt this s o l o c u i r r o l e f o t t h h e e p r a o n s t e , i w hi h r i i c a h a i dark rs econstantly green. emerging, et hon w fee i h rtrha i c tte h iuoron l nb i s t s e taeo r rr a evg l e l ti y rvh,eu g asb r n o :r w rt ohwd i n thuoicee s oh i at z h e iienn ir u t mho n see d ed e i cii r aao rtu t ei r h tl sye e e. very ubng ton lUntold eyes in g of 24 hours ; a few minutes are quite sufficient to infect the water of a tank. The numerous red fish which people the reservoirs of the hot-houses, and purge the water of all noxious principles, seem to be powerless against this new invader, whose mis deeds we have not yet half enumerated. When the oscillaria has at length exhausted its whole repro ductive power (for everything must have an end), it suddenly goes and joins its fellows, whereby a fibrous sort of film, or rather sheet is formed, which as sumes the appearance of felt, then rapidly becomes black, counta bl a e n v d ro i e n c e ss re , aees in weight by some unac tlie tank. This lo u ok tt s il as it i s f i t k he s t planto the werebettors dead;f hut it is nothing of the kind: in this dormant state it sticks to, and envelops the roots of the aquatic plants it nude, and corrodes them so as soon to kill them. An alter evolujon is to come : after doing as mach mischief as possible under water, the sle et of felt again acquires sufficient lightness t o to ;;into the su r f ace; i t loses its blackness, comes green again, then separates once more into a thoeseeid little individual oscillaria, which recommence the sort of life already described above. No remedy has hitherto been found against these marauders, that have found their way into the reservoirs by some unaccountable accident : they require a tem perature of from 40 to 75. degrees Centigrade (104 to 167 Fehr.) for their existence. They might, therefore, be got rid of by lowering the tempera ture, but that would injure the valuable plants as well. • - 111 HE NATI ONA RI L A.L BUS SHAKESPEARE MEMOT. By FELIX M. MILL F.R, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea a. 11 ~ . 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